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<p><em><u>Editor's Note</u>:&nbsp;We are getting a lot of flak for posting this story today, telling us that we are &quot;giving the site credibility&quot;, referring to the Pnosker site that first started the recall rumor, simply by posting about it on our site.&nbsp; Even though our post by Tim states to &quot;take the leak with a grain of salt&quot; and that &quot;these GPUS go through rigorous testing and certification&quot;, some people think we were in the wrong to post about this.&nbsp; <br />
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<p><em>So let me be perfectly clear - <strong>the recall referenced in the story below is almost assuredly complete and utter BULLSHIT</strong>.</em>&nbsp; </p>
<p>According to <a href="http://tech.pnosker.com/2012/05/21/nvidia-potentially-recalling-all-gtx-670-680-690-kepler-video-cards/">Pnosker</a>, NVIDIA is allegedly looking into recalling all Kepler based, 600-series graphics cards. Such a recall would affect users that have purchased GTX 670, GTX 680, and GTX 690 GPUs. The website has stated that their source has indicated that the graphics cards will possibly be recalled because the chips suffer from performance degradation after prolonged periods of heavy usage.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Likely-Not-Recalling-All-600-Series-Kepler-GPUs" class="inline-image-link" title="View: Galaxy GTX 670 Kepler GPU.JPG"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2012-05-21/Galaxy%20GTX%20670%20Kepler%20GPU.JPG" alt="Galaxy GTX 670 Kepler GPU.JPG" title="Galaxy GTX 670 Kepler GPU.JPG" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="400" /></a></div></p>
<p>While their source has reportedly been correct in the past, the author cautions readers to take the leak with a grain of salt. Other websites that have picked up on this have mentioned that these GPUs go through rigorous testing and certification processes before getting to the market, so this rumor does not have much ground to stand on. Another reason to take this report with a shaker-full of salt is that if there was such a defect in the Kepler GPU, it would be more likely to completely fail rather than continue working with degraded performance.</p>
<p>This rumor is likely just that: a rumor. Why such a rumor was started is unknown but your <a href="http://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-680-2GB-Graphics-Card-Review-Kepler-Motion">Kepler graphics card</a> purchases are probably safe from performance degradation, though they may not get as high of a boost clock as other users&rsquo; cards.</p>
<p><u>UPDATE&nbsp;@&nbsp;7:30pm ET</u>:&nbsp;To quote from NVIDIA&nbsp;PR - &quot;There is no truth to this rumor.&quot;</p>
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